Black History Month originally started out as a weeklong celebration that included Douglass' birthday along with that of President Abraham Lincoln. How Obama and Bush celebrated black historyFormer presidents have used the occasion of Black History Month to recall historical milestones and reflect on contemporary challenges. Some media organizations also suggested Trump's focus on his relationship with CNN was out of place at a Black History Month event. The Washington Post, for example, published an article with the headline, "Trump rants about 'fake news' as he marks Black History Month" while Salon's story was topped with, "Trump's 'amazing' ignorance: The president's Black History Month celebration was embarrassing." Transcript of Trump's opening comments at his listening sessionTrump: Black History Month listening session speech4:28Well this is Black History Month, so this is our little breakfast, our little get-together.

Source: CBC News February 02, 2017 15:31 UTC